Method of processing call to unregistered user in WLAN-GPRS network using SIP

• US 20060140149A1
• Filed: 08/02/2005
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, KT Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Hyun Woo, Ryu, Won, Kim, Soon Choul, Kim, Dong Won
• Granted Patent: US 7,650,148 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/331
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/622 Layer-2 addresses, e.g. medium access control [MAC] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5014 using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/10 adapted for application session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A method of processing a call to an unregistered user in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)-General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is provided. The method of connecting a call to a mobile node present in a GPRS area includes registering location information of the mobile node to be invited in a Home Subscriber Server (HSS); when the mobile node uses a Mobile Internet Protocol (MIP), allocating an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the mobile node and authenticating the mobile node through MIP registration and setting a SIP session; and when the mobile node uses a simple IP, allocating an IP address to the mobile node and authenticating the mobile node through a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) procedure and setting a SIP session.

Claims

1. A method of registering and handing off a mobile node, comprising the operations of:

collecting a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a user of the mobile node and transmitting the MAC address from an access point (AP) to an Access Point Manager (APM) when association occurs between the AP and the mobile node;

determining one among initial registration of the mobile node and moving of the mobile node based on the MAC address in the APM;

sending a MAC request message to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) if the initial registration of the mobile node is determined; and

updating a database with the MAC address of the mobile node and transmitting registration information to the AP, if the initial registration is determined by the HSS receiving the MAC request message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation of updating the database and transmitting the registration information comprises the operations of:

requesting the AP to update the MAC address of the mobile node if the AP belongs to a new area which the mobile node moves to and enters; and

requesting an old APM that the mobile node accessed to cancel information of the mobile node.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the operation of requesting an old Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Service Node (SGSN) that the mobile node accessed to cancel a location of the mobile node when the mobile node has been subjected to vertical hand off from a GPRS area.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the database is managed by the HSS and comprises a user identifier (ID), an International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI) number, a MAC address, an APM address, and an AP address.

5. A method of connecting a call to a mobile node present in a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) area using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), the method comprising the operation of:

registering location information of the mobile node to be invited in a Home Subscriber Server (HSS);

when the mobile node uses a Mobile Internet Protocol (MIP), allocating an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the mobile node and authenticating the mobile node through MIP registration and setting a SIP session; and

when the mobile node uses a simple IP, allocating an IP address to the mobile node and authenticating the mobile node through a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) procedure and setting a SIP session.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the operation of allocating the IP address, authenticating the mobile node, and setting the SIP session when the mobile uses the MIP comprises the operations of:

receiving INVITE using a Call Session Control Function (CSCF) and transmitting a GTP_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST to a Gateway General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Service Node (GGSN)/foreign agent (FA) that is detected by performing CX-location-query with respect to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS);

activating context among the GGSN/FA, a Serving GPRS Service Node (SGSN), and the mobile node through a network request Packet Data Protocol (PDP) context activation procedure;

performing MIP registration with respect to a home agent of the mobile node to allocate the IP address to the mobile node;

transmitting a GTP_NOTIFICATION_RESPONSE from the GGSN/FA to the CSCF;

performing SIP registration of the mobile node in the CSCF receiving the GTP_NOTIFICATION_RESPONSE; and

transmitting the INVITE from the CSCF to the mobile node, driving the SIP in the mobile node, and transmitting 200 OK from the mobile node to the CSCF to set the SIP session.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the operation of allocating the IP address, authenticating the mobile node, and setting the SIP session when the mobile uses the simple IP comprises the operations of:

receiving INVITE using a Call Session Control Function (CSCF) and transmitting a GTP_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST to a Gateway General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Service Node (GGSN)/foreign agent (FA) that is detected by performing CX-location-query with respect to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS);

activating context among the GGSN/FA, a Serving GPRS Service Node (SGSN), and the mobile node through a network request Packet Data Protocol (PDP) context activation procedure;

allocating the IP address to the mobile node and completing authentication using a DHCP server managing the mobile node;

transmitting a GTP_NOTIFICATION_RESPONSE from the GGSN/FA to the CSCF;

performing SIP registration of the mobile node in the CSCF receiving the GTP_NOTIFICATION_RESPONSE; and

transmitting the INVITE from the CSCF to the mobile node, driving the SIP in the mobile node, and transmitting 200 OK from the mobile node to the CSCF to set the SIP session.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the operation of registering the location information of the mobile node comprises the operations of:

collecting a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a user of the mobile node and transmitting the MAC address from an access point (AP) to an Access Point Manager (APM) when association occurs between the AP and the mobile node;

determining one among initial registration of the mobile node and moving of the mobile node based on the MAC address in the APM;

sending a MAC request message to the HSS if the initial registration of the mobile node is determined; and

updating a database with the MAC address of the mobile node and transmitting registration information to the AP, if the initial registration is determined by the HSS receiving the MAC request message.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the operation of updating the database and transmitting the registration information comprises the operations of:

requesting the AP to update the MAC address of the mobile node if the AP belongs to a new area which the mobile node moves to and enters; and

requesting an old APM that the mobile node accessed to cancel information of the mobile node.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the operation of requesting an old Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Service Node (SGSN) that the mobile node accessed to cancel a location of the mobile node when the mobile node has been subjected to vertical hand off from a GPRS area.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the database is managed by the HSS and comprises a user identifier (ID), an International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI) number, a MAC address, an APM address, and an AP address.

12. A method of connecting a call to a mobile node present in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) area using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), the method comprising the operation of:

registering location information of the mobile node to be invited in a Home Subscriber Server (HSS);

when the mobile node uses a Mobile Internet Protocol (MIP), allocating an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the mobile node and authenticating the mobile node through MIP registration; and

when the mobile node uses a simple IP, allocating an IP address to the mobile node and authenticating the mobile node through a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) procedure.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the operation of allocating the IP address and authenticating the mobile node when the mobile uses the MIP comprises the operations of:

receiving INVITE using a Call Session Control Function (CSCF) and transmitting a NOTIFICATION_REQUEST to a Access Point Manager (APM)/foreign agent (FA) that is detected by performing CX-location-query with respect to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS);

performing association and an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) procedure among the APM/FA, an access point (AP), and the mobile node;

performing MIP registration with respect to a home agent of the mobile node to allocate the IP address to the mobile node;

transmitting a NOTIFCATION_RESPONSE from the APM/FA to a Cable Access Gateway (CAG) functioning as a SIP server;

performing SIP registration of the mobile node in the CAG receiving the NOTIFCATION_RESPONSE; and

transmitting the INVITE from the CAG to the mobile node, driving the SIP in the mobile node, and transmitting 200 OK from the mobile node to the CAG to set the SIP session.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the operation of allocating the IP address and authenticating the mobile node when the mobile uses the simple IP comprises the operations of:

receiving INVITE using a Call Session Control Function (CSCF) and transmitting a NOTIFICATION_REQUEST to a Access Point Manager (APM)/foreign agent (FA) that is detected by performing CX-location-query with respect to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS);

performing association and an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) procedure among the APM/FA, an access point (AP), and the mobile node;

allocating the IP address to the mobile node and completing authentication using a DHCP server managing the mobile node;

transmitting a NOTIFCATION_RESPONSE from the APM/FA to a Cable Access Gateway (CAG) functioning as a SIP server;

performing SIP registration of the mobile node in the CAG receiving the NOTIFCATION_RESPONSE; and

transmitting the INVITE from the CAG to the mobile node, driving the SIP in the mobile node, and transmitting 200 OK from the mobile node to the CAG to set the SIP session.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the operation of registering the location information of the mobile node comprises the operations of:

collecting a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a user of the mobile node and transmitting the MAC address from an access point (AP) to an Access Point Manager (APM) when association occurs between the AP and the mobile node;

determining one among initial registration of the mobile node and moving of the mobile node based on the MAC address in the APM;

sending a MAC request message to the HSS if the initial registration of the mobile node is determined; and

updating a database with the MAC address of the mobile node and transmitting registration information to the AP, if the initial registration is determined by the HSS receiving the MAC request message.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the operation of updating the database and transmitting the registration information comprises the operations of:

requesting the AP to update the MAC address of the mobile node if the AP belongs to a new area which the mobile node moves to and enters; and

requesting an old APM that the mobile node accessed to cancel information of the mobile node.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the operation of requesting an old Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Service Node (SGSN) that the mobile node accessed to cancel a location of the mobile node when the mobile node has been subjected to vertical hand off from a GPRS area.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the database is managed by the HSS and comprises a user identifier (ID), an International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI) number, a MAC address, an APM address, and an AP address.